The Iroquois County Genealogical Society

Old Courthouse Museum Iroquois County Genealogy Society 103 West Cherry Street Watseka, IL 60970-1524 Phone-(815)432-3730 ICGS

     The Historical Museum and Genealogical Society Archives are located at the address above, one block south of US Hwy 24. The archives are open each business day from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. Central Time. Publications are available in The Genealogy Room. These include many cemetery records.

• We have a Blog Page! Janet McCullough Anderson started a Blog for ICGS
  Searching Genealogy in . . . Iroquois County, Illinois

• Policy Statements of the Society Updated February 2010
  Check this page for polices regarding Membership, Publications, Queries, GEDCOMS, Lookups done in Society Archives, and Cost of Copies made at the Society.
  - Iroquois County Genealogical Society Membership Form to Print and Send In
  - Iroquois County Research Form to Print and Send In - What to expect for your money
  - and now use PayPal and order online.
  - The Paypal page for Copies and Research Charges .

• Publications for Sale Now use PayPal and order online. Updated June 2022

FAMOUS IROQUOIS COUNTIANS Updated March 2009 Sep Palin Baroness Fern Andra Timothy Webster Henry Bacon The Famous Meara Case Mary Agnes Meara Chase More of the story Harold Gray Allan Pinkerton and Larch Farm	UPDATED October 2021 Photo's from the past will be featured here. A way to share the past with others. If you have some old pictures you think others would like to see - share them here. Check back often this page will hopefully change often.
	Biography Corner Updated August 2002 Portrait and Biographical Record of Iroquois Co., IL; 1893 Chicago; Lake City Publishing Co.
Upcoming Events Updated October 2021 Finishing up 2021 Family History Month The Month of October is Family History Month We would like you to consider making a contribution to help us continue to offer our services to family historians. If you can make any contribution, give us up to three names of family members you would like to remember or honor, and we will publish your name and theirs in the November Stalker. Our Annual Meeting November 6, 2021 Join us for Coffee and snacks and our meeting. We will be electing officers. Soup-erSaturday Soup Drive Thru Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 4:00 from the Red Barn. We will be serving Mary's famous Potato Soup and a Roll Ginny's Awesome Chili and Crackers Eileens Chicken and Homemade Noodles and Deb's Vegetable Beef Soup with Crackers. Cost is a Donation. Christmas Tree Lane at the Old Court House Museum Starting in Mid November Trees will be set up and ready to decorate. Genealogy decorates a tree each year. Be sure to stop in and see all the beautiful trees on Christmas Tree Lane.		The Iroquois County Genealogical Society 2021 CALENDAR Open Tuesday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ~~~~~~~ DATES CLOSED April 2 for Easter May 31 for Memorial Day July 4th Sep 6 for Labor Day Nov 24, 25 & 26 - Thanksgiving ~~~~~~~ We will be closed over the Christmas Holidays Closed December 24, 2021 thru January 3, 2022 This is to help cut the heating bills by turning down the heat while closed for the holidays. ~~~~~~~ Please note if bad weather causes District #9 Schools to close the Museum/Genealogical Society will also be closed. Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of every month Time is 9 a.m. ~~~~~~~ Don't Forget! We can be open by Appointment
		Bulletin Board Updated October 2021

Illinois and Iroquois County Links

• Watseka Public Library

• State of IllinoisGenWeb Project

• Iroquois County IllinoisGenWeb Project

• Illinois Genealogical Society added March 2002

• Iroquois County Historical Society added March 2003

• The McLean County Genealogical Society NEW! February 2006
  

Neighboring Counties' USGenWeb Links

• Ford County ILGenWeb Project

• Kankakee County ILGenWeb Project

• Vermilion County ILGenWeb Project

• Newton County IndianaGenWeb Project

• Benton County IndianaGenWeb Project

Personal Homepages
Here are links to Webpages with a connection to Iroquois County.

• The Bard/FitzGibbon Family of Illinois

• The Finch Family Web Page added May 2005

• Iroquois & Kankakee Co. Families Added May 2004

• My JUDY families of Iroquois Co., IL

• Descendants of Thomas Lindsey of Northern Ireland Added August 2007

• Rab's Ahrens Kids Family Pages added June 2003

• The SPAWR Family Homepage

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The Old Court House Middleport, Iroquois County, Illinois ca. 1860 drawing by Jerry Moore

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